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We now have specific sales figures to go with EA’s relative dominance last month at US retail. Info provided to Gamespot, following NPD’s February 2013 report, revealed chart topper Dead Space 3 sold 605k units for the month. The game was on top of the UK weekly software charts in …
Read More »NPD February: Dead Space 3 and Xbox 360 lead slow month for US retail
Numbers are in for the past month at US retail from NPD, with results showing yet another poor sales period for the market. February 2013 saw total industry sales at $810m, a 25 per cent year-over-year decline which stings even worse considering how bad February 2012 fared. Software sales were …
Read More »Crytek insists Crysis 3 is the best in the series, despite lowest review scores
"It is better than Crysis 2. It is better than Crysis 1. Technical and creatively, and storytelling – all aspects." That’s the analysis of Crytek founder Cevat Yerli, who believes that the studio’s latest release Crysis 3 is the best it has ever released. Obviously you’d expect him to say …
Read More »Crysis 3 claims second UK No.1
EA’s high-tech shooter Crysis 3 is the UK’s No.1 for the second week, despite a 43 per cent drop in sales. It’s a one-two for EA, in fact, with FIFA 13 claiming second in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, although its sales fell 35 per cent. The …
Read More »And this is how you get some coverage for your game in The Sun
Getting coverage in the games press is easy. Just fly a load of journalists over to Seattle, show them a video with men talking very enthusiastically and fly them back. Simple. But how about the mainstream press? That can be a harder nut to crack, although if you want something …
Read More »"Impossible" for next-gen to match gaming PCs; Crysis 3 will push PC tech
The still unannounced next generation of consoles won’t be able to compete with today’s modern gaming PCs when it comes to raw power. That’s according to Crytek boss Cevat Yerli, who told Eurogamer that: "Without breaking NDAs that are in place, realistically, from purely a price point perspective, it is …
Read More »Crysis 3 beta hits 3m downloads as pre-orders swell
EA has revealed impressive beta figures and a spike in pre-orders for Crysis 3, as the game readies for launch this week across multiple territories. The publisher announced Crytek’s sequel reached 3m players during beta, helping pre-orders to a 35 per cent increase compared to Crysis 2. The beta reached …
Read More »Crysis 3 multiplayer beta dated
EA has announced that the multiplayer beta for Crysis 3 will open from January 29th. The beta will be available for two weeks and is set to feature two team-based modes and the airport and museum maps. "With Crysis 3 we are delivering the deepest, most robust Crysis multiplayer experience …
Read More »EA marketing push for sci-fi shooters
As the blockbuster-packed Q1 takes shape, EA is ensuring that Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 stand out with ‘triple-A’ marketing campaigns and pre-order incentives. For Crysis 3, EA and developer Crytek have readied a special ‘Hunter Edition’ of the title, and is also running a series of pre-order initiatives …
Read More »We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
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